Hi, I'm Kim Soondong, a plastic surgery specialist and the CEO of SOON Plastic Surgery
Today, I'm going to talk about double eyelid surgery
(The difference in eye structure between Asians and Westerners)
Most Asians have thicker skin than Westerners
Also, Asians have slightly protruding eyes than Westerners
Westerners have sunken eyes
And Asians have a little more fat
while Westerners have less fat
Therefore, Westerners' eyes are sunken and have wrinkles on their eyes
Another characteristic is the epicanthic fold
Few Westerners have this fold in front of their eyes
But Asians have these
(Is there any other surgical method for epicanthic fold?)
So if there is an epicanthic fold, during the double eyelid surgery
The inner line of this double eyelid line is affected by epicanthic fold
But not all Asians have these, and not all are thick
In the case of Asians with a lot of epicanthic fold
Removing this during double eyelid surgery
It'll be much better in getting
the design the patient wants
(What are the types of double eyelid surgery, and how long does it take to recover?)
The type of double eyelid procedure
are hugely separated in incisions and suture method
The incision means
It's an operation that cuts the entire skin of the eyes
On the other hand with the suture method, no incision is made
instead, by making small punctures it's a method where a thread is used to create the double eyelid
With the incision method, stitches can be removed after a week
And 2 weeks recovery period will be needed
With the suture method, the stitches are removed on the 4th day
And has a quicker recovery period than the incision method
(From what age is the double eyelid procedure possible?)
The procedure has nothing to do with the age
But people usually do it after middle or high school
For example, If your eyelid pituitary gland is naturally severe
You're going to have to operate on the age of 4 or 5
Experience has shown that when you operate at the age of 4 or 5
there are no problems regarding the shape as an adult
This means age doesn't matter
Still, I recommend it after some physical growth
To have double eyelid surgery
(Is it possible to proceed the surgery as the patient wants?)
Double eyelid surgery can be done however you want
Patients usually bring celebrity photos
In this case, by seeing the picture we can lay out
what kind of lines do the patients want
We try to perform the surgery to the patient's needs as much as possible
However, depending on the skin thickness and condition of the patient
If the person on the picture and the patient are different
We procced the surgery with some coordination
Another thing to mention is, how much excessive skin there is
If there isn't much extra skin it is hard to create the eyes the patients want
Usually, when it comes to revision surgery, skin incision is needed
therefore before the procedure, it is important to check
if there is enough skin
(How to look after post-operative scarring?)
No particular special care is need after the procedure
But not rubbing is the basic care
Alcohol, cigarettes, etc. are not good for scars
(Is it possible to get a revision surgery for the scarring?)
Revision surgery is possible for the scars from the double eyelid procedure
Revision surgery can improve the scar to some extent
But you need to have enough skin to remove the scar
And if there's almost no scar
but if a patient wants to get the procedure done just improve it, I wouldn't recommend that at all
Because scar removing procedure itself requires an incision, so scarring in inevitable
So the scar on the eyes right now
It is important to know if improvement is possible
(Is revision surgery in different methods possible?)
If the surgery was done in the suture method, it's possible to perform the revision surgery with the incision method
People think that if the surgery was performed with the incision method, the revision surgery is only available with the same method
But suture method is also possible
Even if incision method was used, if you want the line a bit higher
Or if you want the line to be the same and only change the angle
It is possible with the suture method
(Is revision surgery in different methods possible?)
Today, I talked about the double eyelid surgery
I hope it was helpful
Hope to see you next time